Bischwiller leads in French Team Championship

by Johannes Fischer
5/30/2018 – From May 26 to June 5 the French Team Championships are played in the town of Brest, in the west of France. The counting method of the championship is unusual: the winning team gets 3 points, a draw yields 2 points, and a loss is still rewarded with 1 point, just for showing up. Of course if you lose by default that's punished with 0 points. After four rounds, Bischwiller leads with 12 points, followed by Grasse Echecs with 11 points (three wins, one draw), and three teams with 10 points each.
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Bischwiller with a strong start

The French Team Championships is a 12-team round-robin tournament that attracts a lot of strong players but the competition is not as strong as, for example, the top German League. In contrast to the Bundesliga where each team can nominate as many foreign players as it deems fit (and can afford) the French limit the number of foreign players. In fact, when SG Solingen and the OSG Baden-Baden played a tie-break match for the title of German Team Champion at the end of May, not a single German player made it to the line-up of the two teams. But at the French Team Championships, at least five players in every team have to be French or live in France if they come from countries of the European Union. Moreover, each team has to nominate at least one woman for every match.

Joining the action in Brest: chess journalist Fiona Steil-Antoni | Photo: French Chess Federation

With Etienne Bacrot, currently number two in France (behind Maxime Vachier-Lagrave), Romain Edouard (No. 5), Sebastien Maze (No. 6), and Jean-Pierre Le Roux (No. 14) the current table leader Bischwiller has four strong French players in its team and they are joined by foreign top players such as Markus Ragger, Arkadij Naiditsch, Yannick Pelletier, and Maxim Rodshtein.

With this line-up, Bischwiller is one of the favourites. So far, the team did not disappoint and Bischwiller won the first four matches with 4-1 (only decisive games are counted), 2-0, 1-0, and 7-0. But there are still seven rounds to go and Bischwiller has not yet played against the strong teams of Clichy Echecs 92 (15-times winner of the French Championships), Grasse Echecs, and Mulhouse.

Standings after four rounds

Pl. Equipe Pts j. d. p. c.
1 Bischwiller 12 4 13 14 1
2 Grasse Echecs 11 4 3 5 2
3 Clichy Echecs 92 10 4 8 12 4
4 Mulhouse Philidor 10 4 12 16 4
5 Bois Colombes 10 4 4 10 6
6 Metz Fischer 8 4 5 10 5
7 T H F Saint-Quentin 8 4 -6 9 15
8 Nice Alekhine 7 4 1 7 6
9 Evry Grand Roque 6 4 -5 4 9
10 Tremblay en France 5 4 -5 6 11
11 Vandoeuvre Echecs 5 4 -10 4 14
12 Cemc Monaco 4 4 -20 2 22

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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Bluebaum,M2633Balogh,C2628½–½2018D10TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.1
Riazantsev,A2662Navara,D27270–12018D45TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.1
Gledura,B2615Safarli,E2657½–½2018A04TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.1
Todorov,T2477Sokolov,A2489½–½2018B40TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.1
Istratescu,A2589Feller,S25741–02018C65TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.1
Koch,J2454Riff,J2507½–½2018A28TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.1
Burri,Q2434Terrieux,K2462½–½2018B40TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.1
Benmesbah,N2264Choisy,M21581–02018B51TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.1
Cornette,D2461Laznicka,V26710–12018C41TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.2
Vernay,C2513Kosten,A2448½–½2018E32TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.2
Efimov,I2413Miton,K26040–12018D02TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.2
Zhigalko,S2606Villegas,P23451–02018B12TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.2
Dornbusch,T2290Shoker,S24751–02018E68TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.2
Dionisi,T2399Ribbegren,K22220–12018B27TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.2
Nelis,J2141Travadon,L2377½–½2018B27TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.2
Leconte,M2208Van Hoolandt,P20861–02018C48TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.2
Donchenko,A2587Kveinys,A24930–12018D11TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.3
David,A2563Hamitevici,V25080–12018B13TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.3
Solodovnichenko,Y2531Colin,V23861–02018B30TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.3
Chabanon,J2450Bailet,P2501½–½2018D00TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.3
Cossin,S2498Godart,F24200–12018A13TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.3
Marcelin,C2462Nezar,M23261–02018D00TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.3
Iglesias,J2249Cappon,J21450–12018D11TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.3
Bolon,K1994Steil-Antoni,F22001–02018A48TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.3
Van Wely,L2667Kryvoruchko,Y2705½–½2018E06TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.4
Kuzubov,Y2663Fressinet,L2651½–½2018D12TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.4
Hamdouchi,H2580Hera,I2620½–½2018C41TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.4
Dorfman,I2547Tregubov,P2578½–½2018E11TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.4
Van Foreest,J2638Wirig,A2504½–½2018B32TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.4
Sebag,M2486Delorme,A2527½–½2018C65TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.4
Kosteniuk,A2555Apicella,M25130–12018C19TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.4
Libiszewski,F2504Guichard,P2303½–½2018C41TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.4
Moussard,J2570Eljanov,P27020–12018A30TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.4
Stevic,H2588Fedorchuk,S26371–02018B22TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.4
Relange,E2455Rambaldi,F25560–12018A04TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.4
Wagner,D2567Oratovsky,M2456½–½2018A41TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.4
Milliet,S2391Lagarde,M26040–12018C19TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.4
Flear,G2444Brochet,P2409½–½2018A40TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.4
Leroy,D2297Demuth,A2542½–½2018A45TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.4
Bollengier,A2260Manouck,T2195½–½2018A55TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.4
Piorun,K2633Bacrot,E27140–12018C65TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.6
Edouard,R2621Malakhov,V2691½–½2018D15TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.6
Jobava,B2663Ragger,M2672½–½2018C45TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.6
Naiditsch,A2697Flom,G2501½–½2018C07TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.6
Shchekachev,A2540Rodshtein,M26780–12018A17TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.6
Maze,S2615Abergel,T24291–02018B51TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.6
Bellahcene,B2488Le Roux,J25571–02018C76TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.6
Maisuradze,N2172Aflalo,S21041–02018E61TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.6
Safarli,E2657Bacrot,E2714½–½2018C49TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.1
Edouard,R2621Balogh,C26281–02018D17TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.1
Feller,S2574Naiditsch,A2697½–½2018E94TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.1
Ragger,M2672Todorov,T2477½–½2018B06TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.1
Antoniewski,R2521Maze,S2615½–½2018A05TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.1
Rodshtein,M2678Koch,J2454½–½2018D31TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.1
Vitoux,C2384Pelletier,Y25500–12018A14TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.1
Maisuradze,N2172Monpeurt,C2168½–½2018A67TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.1
Duda,J2724Hamdouchi,H2580½–½2018B36TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.2
Fressinet,L2651Zhigalko,S2606½–½2018A13TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.2
Laznicka,V2671Van Wely,L2667½–½2018E10TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.2
Van Foreest,J2638Vernay,C25131–02018C11TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.2
Cornette,M2600Tregubov,P2578½–½2018C42TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.2
Kosteniuk,A2555Dionisi,T23991–02018A88TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.2
Shoker,S2475Barbot,P24211–02018A00TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.2
Guichard,P2303Leconte,M22081–02018A45TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.2
Navara,D2727Cornette,D24611–02018E49TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.3
Kosten,A2448Bluebaum,M2633½–½2018C11TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.3
Gledura,B2615Efimov,I24131–02018B32TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.3
Villegas,P2345Istratescu,A2589½–½2018A40TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.3
Riff,J2507Nelis,J21411–02018B84TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.3
Ribbegren,K2222Burri,Q24340–12018B23TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.3
Sokolov,A2489Gadarinian,C20071–02018B07TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.3
Van Hoolandt,P2086Choisy,M21580–12018E66TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.3
Kryvoruchko,Y2705Donchenko,A2587½–½2018B12TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.4
Hamitevici,V2508Kuzubov,Y2663½–½2018A09TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.4
Hera,I2620Solodovnichenko,Y2531½–½2018A50TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.4
Bailet,P2501Dorfman,I2547½–½2018C65TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.4
Sebag,M2486Cossin,S2498½–½2018B51TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.4
Nezar,M2326Libiszewski,F25041–02018C06TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.4
Apicella,M2513Iglesias,J2249½–½2018B07TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.4
Steil-Antoni,F2200Wirig,A25040–12018B23TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.4
David,A2563Moussard,J2570½–½2018B07TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.4
Fedorchuk,S2637Chabanon,J24500–12018B01TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.4
Kveinys,A2493Hauchard,A2535½–½2018A14TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.4
Brochet,P2409Colin,V23861–02018A46TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.4
Godart,F2420Relange,E2455½–½2018E68TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.4
Oratovsky,M2456Marcelin,C24621–02018B15TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.4
Cappon,J2145Milliet,S23910–12018B51TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.4
Leroy,D2297Bolon,K19941–02018B07TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.4
Eljanov,P2702Jobava,B26631–02018E15TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.6
Malakhov,V2691Wagner,D25671–02018A34TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.6
Lagarde,M2604Shchekachev,A25400–12018B42TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.6
Piorun,K2633Stevic,H2588½–½2018C70TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.6
Rambaldi,F2556Flom,G2501½–½2018D12TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.6
Abergel,T2429Flear,G2444½–½2018A07TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.6
Demuth,A2542Bellahcene,B2488½–½2018A07TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.6
Aflalo,S2104Bollengier,A22600–12018A05TCh-FRA Top 12 20182.6
Malakhov,V2691David,A25631–02018E18TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.1
Marcelin,C2462Piorun,K26330–12018A46TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.1
Jobava,B2663Chabanon,J2450½–½2018D35TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.1
Kveinys,A2493Bellaiche,A24591–02018B40TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.1
Flom,G2501Godart,F2420½–½2018D45TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.1
Colin,V2386Bellahcene,B2488½–½2018C55TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.1
Shchekachev,A2540Bolon,K19940–12018A89TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.1
Le Hay,T2062Aflalo,S21041–02018E91TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.1
Hamdouchi,H2580Navara,D27271–02018B50TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.2
Bluebaum,M2633Van Wely,L26671–02018D90TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.2
Van Foreest,J2638Gledura,B2615½–½2018C45TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.2
Sokolov,A2489Fressinet,L2651½–½2018B15TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.2
Tregubov,P2578Riff,J2507½–½2018A29TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.2
Istratescu,A2589Kosteniuk,A25551–02018C92TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.2
Barbot,P2421Burri,Q24341–02018D17TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.2
Choisy,M2158Guichard,P23030–12018C55TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.2
Cornette,D2461Safarli,E2657½–½2018B06TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.3
Balogh,C2628Kosten,A24481–02018C50TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.3
Efimov,I2413Antoniewski,R25210–12018A15TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.3
Todorov,T2477Villegas,P2345½–½2018B10TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.3
Dornbusch,T2290Feller,S25740–12018E11TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.3
Terrieux,K2462Ribbegren,K22221–02018A56TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.3
Meylan,A2179Vitoux,C23840–12018C42TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.3
Benmesbah,N2264Van Hoolandt,P20861–02018C53TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.3
Donchenko,A2587Miton,K2604½–½2018D77TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.4
Laznicka,V2671Hamitevici,V25081–02018A56TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.4
Solodovnichenko,Y2531Cornette,M2600½–½2018B30TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.4
Zhigalko,S2606Bailet,P2501½–½2018B30TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.4
Cossin,S2498Shoker,S2475½–½2018A54TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.4
Travadon,L2377Nezar,M23260–12018B41TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.4
Iglesias,J2249Dionisi,T2399½–½2018A80TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.4
Leconte,M2208Steil-Antoni,F22001–02018A05TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.4
Moussard,J2570Kryvoruchko,Y27050–12018C50TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.4
Kuzubov,Y2663Fedorchuk,S2637½–½2018E00TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.4
Brochet,P2409Hera,I2620½–½2018B40TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.4
Dorfman,I2547Oratovsky,M2456½–½2018E62TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.4
Relange,E2455Sebag,M2486½–½2018D17TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.4
Wirig,A2504Leroy,D2297½–½2018A15TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.4
Milliet,S2391Apicella,M2513½–½2018C19TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.4
Libiszewski,F2504Manouck,T2195½–½2018B12TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.4
Rodshtein,M2678Lagarde,M2604½–½2018A81TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.6
Eljanov,P2702Ragger,M2672½–½2018A34TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.6
Naiditsch,A2697Demuth,A25421–02018C19TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.6
Stevic,H2588Edouard,R2621½–½2018B22TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.6
Bacrot,E2714Wagner,D2567½–½2018C80TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.6
Gharamian,T2614Pelletier,Y2550½–½2018B47TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.6
Maze,S2615Rambaldi,F2556½–½2018C65TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.6
Bollengier,A2260Maisuradze,N2172½–½2018A30TCh-FRA Top 12 20183.6
Kryvoruchko,Y2705Jobava,B26631–02018B12TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.1
Malakhov,V2691Kuzubov,Y2663½–½2018A33TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.1
Hera,I2620Piorun,K2633½–½2018A46TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.1
Abergel,T2429Libiszewski,F2504½–½2018C11TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.1
Apicella,M2513Bellaiche,A2459½–½2018B40TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.1
Bellahcene,B2488Sebag,M24860–12018B96TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.1
Wirig,A2504Flom,G2501½–½2018A05TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.1
Aflalo,S2104Navrotescu,A21751–02018C02TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.1
Kosten,A2448Van Foreest,J2638½–½2018A11TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.2
Kosteniuk,A2555Efimov,I24131–02018B30TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.2
Ribbegren,K2222Tregubov,P25780–12018A00TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.2
Fressinet,L2651Dornbusch,T22901–02018A05TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.2
Meylan,A2179Delorme,A25270–12018C47TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.2
Hamdouchi,H2580Meylan,P20551–02018A45TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.2
Van Hoolandt,P2086Barbot,P2421½–½2018E11TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.2
Guichard,P2303Nelis,J21411–02018A37TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.2
Navara,D2727Donchenko,A2587½–½2018B23TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.3
Bailet,P2501Bluebaum,M26330–12018C00TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.3
Gledura,B2615Solodovnichenko,Y25311–02018A30TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.3
Cossin,S2498Sokolov,A2489½–½2018E25TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.3
Riff,J2507Hamitevici,V25081–02018A45TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.3
Adrian,C2274Istratescu,A25890–12018A35TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.3
Burri,Q2434Iglesias,J22492018TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.3
Steil-Antoni,F2200Haussernot,C21890–12018B53TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.3
Safarli,E2657Eljanov,P2702½–½2018C67TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.4
Lagarde,M2604Riazantsev,A26620–12018B12TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.4
Feller,S2574Stevic,H25881–02018D27TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.4
Rambaldi,F2556Terrieux,K24621–02018A06TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.4
Antoniewski,R2521Gharamian,T2614½–½2018D41TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.4
Wagner,D2567Vitoux,C2384½–½2018D11TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.4
Koch,J2454Flear,G2444½–½2018A13TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.4
Bollengier,A2260Monpeurt,C21680–12018A65TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.4
Duda,J2724Moussard,J2570½–½2018A42TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.4
Fedorchuk,S2637Zhigalko,S2606½–½2018C84TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.4
Cornette,M2600Brochet,P24091–02018E06TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.4
Oratovsky,M2456Vernay,C2513½–½2018C10TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.4
Miton,K2604Relange,E2455½–½2018A41TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.4
Leroy,D2297Shoker,S24750–12018B06TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.4
Travadon,L2377Milliet,S2391½–½2018E11TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.4
Leconte,M2208Manouck,T21950–12018A20TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.4
David,A2563Rodshtein,M26780–12018B13TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.6
Ragger,M2672Chabanon,J24501–02018B01TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.6
Godart,F2420Naiditsch,A26970–12018E62TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.6
Edouard,R2621Colin,V23861–02018E62TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.6
Marcelin,C2462Maze,S26150–12018B12TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.6
Pelletier,Y2550Le Hay,T20621–02018A86TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.6
Cappon,J2145Le Roux,J2557½–½2018B12TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.6
Maisuradze,N2172Bolon,K19941–02018D12TCh-FRA Top 12 20184.6

With an Elo-rating of 2727 Czech Grandmaster David Navara is nominally the strongest player in this year's competition.

David Navara | Photo: French Chess Federation

Navara plays for Mulhouse Philidor and started with two wins (against Alexander Riazantsev and Deimante Cornette), a loss (against Hicham Hamdouchi), and a draw (against the young German Alexander Donchenko). Against Riazantsev Navara once again showed his flair for dynamic positions.

A. Riazantsev - D. Navara

 
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.a4 Bb4 7.Bd3 b6 8.0-0 0-0 9.Bd2 a5 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Qc2 Ba6 12.Bxa6 Rxa6 13.Ne2 Qa8 14.Ng3 g6 15.Rac1 c5 16.b3 Rc8 17.Qb2 Ra7 18.dxc5 bxc5 19.Bc3 Bxc3 20.Rxc3 Rb7 21.Qc2 Rb4 22.h3 c4! This energetic move secures an advantage for Black. The pawn on c4 might appear to be weak but the Black's active pieces prevent White from exploiting this weakness. 23.Ra1 Nc5 24.Nd2 After 24.bxc4 Nce4 25.Nxe4 Nxe4 26.Rd3 dxc4 27.Rd4 c3 Black is clearly better. 24...h5 25.bxc4 h4 26.Ne2 Nfe4 27.Nxe4 Nxe4 28.Rca3 dxc4 29.Nc3 Nc5 30.Rd1 Rd8 31.Rxd8+ Qxd8 32.Ra1 Nd3 33.Ne4 Qe7 34.Nd2 Nxf2! 35.Rf1 After 35.Kxf2 Qf6+ picks up the rook on a1 and Black remains with an exchange to the good. 35...Nxh3+! Black does not like the modest retreat 35...Nd3 but decides to demolish White's position even further by sacrificing the knight. 36.gxh3 Qxe3+ 37.Rf2 c3 38.Nf1 Qxh3 Black has four pawns for the knight, the white king is exposed, and Black's passed pawn on the c-file might easily become dangerous. Black is winning. 39.Rg2 Rb2 40.Rxg6+ Kf8 41.Qd1 fxg6 42.Qd8+ White hopes for a perpetual but the black king has no trouble to find a place to hide. Kf7 43.Qc7+ Kf6 44.Qd8+ Ke5 45.Qc7+ Kd4 46.Qd6+ Kc4 47.Nd2+ cxd2 0–1
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Riazantsev,A2662Navara,D27270–12018D45TCh-FRA Top 12 20181.2

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